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TELEGRAM NUMBER 3802 OF 15 DECEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PÈKING
HONG KONG TELNO 3197 AND YOUR TELS NOS 2494 AND 2485
357
1358
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG SESSION OF EXCO AND LEGCO.
: SPEECH TO JOINT
FOLLOWING FROM GOVERNOR
1. HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
PARA 8: THE 'BARREN ROCK'' CONCEPT IS RATHER HACKNEYED. IN ANY CASE THE LARGER PART OF MODERN HONG KONG IS NOT ON IT.
PARA 19, SECOND SENTENCE: IT IS NOT ACCURATE TO TALK OF PRESENT BENEFITS BEING PRESERVED SINCE ONE OF THE MAIN BENEFITS, TRANSMISSIBILITY, WILL DISAPPEAR. I SUGGEST AMENDING THIS SENTENCE
TO READ:
''BUT WE HAVE FOUND A WAY TO ALLOW ALL HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS BORN BEFORE 1 JULY 1997 TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL ON BRITISH PASSPORTS AND TO ENJOY BRITISH CONSULAR PROTECTION IN THIRD COUNTRIES.''
PARA 20: IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY ''FREEDOM OF CHOICE OF OCCUPATION IS SINGLED OUT FOR SPECIAL MENTION. IT IS A VERY ODD CHOICE. I SUGGEST OMIT.
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SIR.P CRADOCK
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